by Sean | Apr 12, 2016 | Fulbright, Learning, Pschyology, Teaching English
Do you ever notice that when you’re with your friends or family that you change the way you speak? You might have a shared language or gestures that you only break out around them. You end up matching the patterns of the people you’re around, and it puts...
by Sean | Mar 28, 2016 | Education, Learning, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Pschyology, Stoicism
I was observing a middle school math class a few weeks ago and the teacher started diving into an algebra problem. He was explaining to students how to solve a multistep algebraic equation. But the lesson finished without ever touching upon why students should learn...
by Sean | Mar 17, 2016 | Philosophy, Pschyology
One day a proud young man approached Socrates and asked him to show him the path to wisdom. Socrates looked at the man and paused for a few moments, allowing the him to become uncomfortable with the silence. He locked eyes with the young man and told him, “meet...
by Sean | Mar 17, 2016 | Business, Community, Design, Marketing, Product, Product, Pschyology, Tech, UX
Online dating is shitty. If you haven’t tried it, believe me. It’s full of spam, half assed responses, and rude behavior. The stakes are really low, and it’s easy to forget that there is an actual person on the other side of that screen. I have yet...
by Sean | Mar 14, 2016 | Education, Fitness, Pschyology
The last rep is the hardest. You’re tired. Your muscles are already sore. It’s easy to give up and call it a day. But the last reps are where the growth happens. It’s because you’re pushing yourself past your limits that you’ll grow. Most...
by Sean | Mar 11, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Productivity, Pschyology, Storytelling
A few weeks ago, during Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop, I was introduced to Rule Number 6. Benjamin Zander, the man who coined the term, does a great job of explaining the rule here: Every day something happens in our lives that threatens to destroy...